Author: Adekunle Dada
Celebrities boost patronage of nightclubs – Promoter
An entertainment promoter, Panache Paulash, says his initiative of inviting celebrities to appear at nightclubs has continued to boost patronage…
Oil theft: Operation Delta Safe seizes 24 ships
A joint military taskforce tagged ‘Operation Delta Safe’ says it seized 24 ships allegedly engaged in the evacuation of illegal…
Cholera claims 186 lives in 6 months – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Cholera has claimed 186 lives across the country in the last six…
Ethiopia, Eritrea set to play friendly match
Ethiopia are set to play Eritrea in a friendly soccer match, the state-affiliated Fana news agency reported on Monday, weeks…
National Tobacco Control Act: Nigeria explains delay in implementation
Dr Nnenna Ezeigwe, the National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Disease Control Division, Federal Ministry of Health, said the need to regulate some…
Businessman remanded for allegedly threatening to kill 63-year-old man
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday remanded a 22-year-old businessman, Felix Okon in prison for allegedly threatening…
Trevor Noah faces backlash in Australia over ‘sexist and racist’ joke
Comedian Trevor Noah is facing calls for a boycott of his “Tour Down Under” over an offensive joke he told…
NFF leadership tussle: Giwa says truth will prevail
Chris Giwa, the embattled president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says truth will prevail between him and Amaju Pinnick,…
Oyo Speaker assures pensioners of speedy passage of law
Mr Olagunju Ojo, Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, has assured pensioners in the state of passage of laws that…
Tokyo 2020: Olympic venues hit by construction delays
Construction delays at two key Olympic venues could force Tokyo Games organisers into a reshuffle of test event schedules, the…
Wildfire kills 50, injures many in Greece
A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured scores more as it swept through a small resort town near…
Scientists set to unveil helmet to enhance brain functions
Chinese scientists are developing a helmet to enhance brain function through monitoring and regulating brain waves and combining artificial intelligence…
Ghana’s Akufo-Addo names new head of election body
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday named a lawyer and governance specialist Jean Mensa as the new head of the…
Swine fever: Bulgaria begins building border fence to Romania
Bulgaria has begun constructing a fence on its northern border to Romania in an effort to keep out the African…
Zimbabwe poll: Reports of voter intimidation, coercion – UN
Voter intimidation, threats of violence and coercion including people forced to attend political rallies are being increasingly reported ahead of…
Usmanov explores sale of 30% Arsenal stake
Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov is exploring a sale of his 30 per cent stake in English football club Arsenal, the…
Thai cave rescue: Australia honours bravery of divers
Australia on Tuesday gave state honours to nine people who helped rescue most of a Thai boys’ soccer team trapped…
Mourinho urges Pogba to give his best
Jose Mourinho believes the World Cup environment helped bring out the best in Paul Pogba.
2 explosions hit Afghan capital Kabul
Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul minutes apart on Tuesday, the first caused by a rocket that landed in…
At least 100 missing after Laos dam collapse
At least 100 people are missing after a hydropower dam in Laos collapsed, local media reported on Tuesday.
Yobe entices workers with land, farm inputs to embrace agriculture
The Yobe State Government says it has procured 1,000 hectares of land and loaned it out along with other farm…
NIWA completes Baro port, others
Mr Danladi Ibrahim, the Acting Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), said the Baro port, Niger, had been…
Osun Guber: Gov. Dickson submits PDP Primary report
Gov Seriake Dickson and chairman of the Osun State PDP Gubernatorial Primary Election on Monday submitted the report of the…
Osun Guber: Ogunbiyi urges PDP to declare him winner of primary
An Aspirant in the just-concluded Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Osun, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, had urged the…
Oshiomhole to Bauchi governor: Woo aggrieved members back to party
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has called on Gov. Muhammed Abubakar of Bauchi State…
Rwanda signs $300m loan agreements with China, India
Rwanda signed loan agreements worth more than 300 million dollars with China and India to fund roads and irrigation, officials…
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 18 farmers
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 18 farmers and kidnapped nine women in western Chad, authorities said, part of a wave…
Ghana’s central bank maintains policy rate at 17%
Ghana’s central bank says it is maintaining its interest rate of 17 per cent due to the possible impact of…
Woman, 19, arrested for planning her kidnap
Police nab woman for planning her kidnap in Lagos. The Police Command in Lagos State have arrested a 19-year-old woman,…
Nigeria’s agricultural sector value to hit N91trn by 2050 – Expert
The Fishery Society of Nigeria (FISON) says that the value of the country agricultural sector is estimated to reach about…